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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan were as follows (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021			2020						2021			2020
Service cost			$	1,260		$	1,352					$	3,779		$	4,058
Interest cost			2,328			3,356						6,984			10,069
Expected return on plan assets			(5,219)			(5,647)						(15,657)			(16,943)
Net loss			1,828			2,093						5,486			6,279
Net periodic benefit cost			$	197		$	1,154					$	592		$	3,463

Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan were as follows (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021			2020						2021			2020
Service cost			$	560		$	514					$	1,678		$	1,542
Interest cost			264			412						793			1,237
Expected return on plan assets			(34)			(46)						(102)			(137)
Prior service cost (benefit)			(108)			(136)						(326)			(410)
Net loss			116			5						350			15
Net periodic benefit cost			$	798		$	749					$	2,393		$	2,247

Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans were as follows (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021			2020						2021			2020
Service cost			$	235		$	1,035					$	1,948		$	1,482
Interest cost			176			274						530			824
Prior service cost			—			1						—			1
Net loss			439			425						1,316			1,277
Net periodic benefit cost			$	850		$	1,735					$	3,794		$	3,584

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Contributions

Contributions made in the first nine months of 2021 and anticipated contributions for 2021 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

						Contributions Made			Additional Contributions			Contributions
						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021			Anticipated for 2021			Anticipated for 2022
Defined Benefit Pension Plan						$	—		$	—		$	3,900
Non-pension Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan						$	4,145		$	1,382		$	5,202
Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans						$	1,445		$	482		$	2,149

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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